VARIETAL
Pinot Noir
NOTES
VINEYARD: The vineyards are located in the town of Laufen in the single vineyard site Altenberg. The vines of the RIEDLIN ROT are up to 50 years old. Farmed according to biodynamic principles, a spontaneous cover crop is cultivated to grow between the rows.
VINIFICATION: An early bud break started the season followed by picture-book weather that lead to an early bloom finished already in the first week of June. Two hot summer months followed with at times over 35° C. The dry weather conditions caused reduced cell divisions resulting in very small berries that perfectly colored through. In the last week of September all of the grapes were picked - all in outstanding condition.
The grapes are collected during harvest in small crates to ensure that they reach the cellar undamaged. They are de-stemmed and crushed into an open vat. Indigenous yeast fermentation starts and after 4 weeks of skin fermentation an additional few weeks of skin maceration until mid-November. The Spätburgunder is then taken off the skins and moved into French barriques for 15 months barrel aging.